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Webster 1913 Edition


oenocyan

oeˊno-cy′an

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Noun.
[Gr.
οἶνοσ
wine +
κύανοσ
a dark-blue substance.]
(Chem.)
The coloring matter of red wines.

Definition 2024


oenocyan

oenocyan

English

Noun

oenocyan (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry, obsolete) A bluish pigment found in red wine.